[AdSense-B] So the first day of rehearsals from Kyiv have concluded and this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has already surprised, excited and shocked us in equal measure. With only nine songs performed today, we’ve already had horse men on ladders, wild hair twirling, spinning platforms and some long, long, long notes and big vocals. Of course, for those of you …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. Eurovision has its “facts” when it comes to running order; there are death spots and there are places which make people go “ooo, they’ve got the perfect spot”. Surely success doesn’t depend that …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. In my previous article, I discussed how Sweden, Slovenia and Spain managed to select songs which were far from being the televoters’ favourites despite there being nominal 50% jury/50% televote voting systems. What …

[AdSense-B] We have finally made it to this point of the year, an exciting time for all – all 43 entries fighting to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest have been released! Because of this, there’s only one question on everyone’s lips… Who is likely to see the end credits rolling over their entry late on May 13th? There are …

Georgia havd decided for Eurovision 2017 – and it is Tako Gachechiladze (right) with “Keep The Faith” that will be performed in Kiev! The singer triumphed in a field of 25 participants from varying backgrounds after a 60:40 ratio of jury and televote decided she would be the Georgian candidate for this year’s contest. “Wild Horses Run” by Nutsa Buzdaladze …

20th January 2017, remember the date. Today will go down in history as one of the most iconic events of the 21st century, for better or worse – Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president. But who cares about that when we’ve got two Eurovision songs to find tonight?! That’s right, the number of 2017 songs we know will increase 200% …

Today, the national final in Georgia will kick off. The 25 acts are ready to compete tonight during the show organised by GPB which starts at 17:00 GMT. The show will be broadcast live from Tbilisi’s Philharmonic Concert Hall. Today we had time to talk to Ott Nemsadze & Limbo who will participate with their entry “Dear God” Hello Oto & …

In today’s ESC United Know-it-Alls podcast, the ESC United panel is reviewing and dissecting the 25 songs taking part in the Georgian National Final. Matt, Zack and Calvin lightheartedly go over all songs and share their thoughts and opinions. In the end, their results were combined, along with the votes of our ESC United readers previously posted on our website. …

2 days to go for the national final in Georgia. Today we had time to talk to Nutsa who will participate with the entry “White Horses Run” Hello Nutsa First of all thank you for your time talking to us. How are you ? Can you introduce yourselves ? What can you tell us about yourself? Im doing great, thank you very …

As we previously reported, it was confirmed that the Georgian entrant would be selected through a national final, and an open call for songs was put out. In the end, 28 songs were selected and 25 remain after three entries dropped out of the competition. The final will take place on 20 January. Using a 60:40 ratio, the winner will …